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Nestle shares surged Thursday after the food giant announced plans to cut 16,000 jobs globally over the next two years. The move, aimed at streamlining operations and adapting to a changing market, represents a reduction of approximately six percent of Nestle's workforce. Newly appointed CEO Philipp Navratil stated that these "hard but necessary decisions" were essential for the company's future. The news propelled the Zurich stock market to the best performing in Europe.

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A Los Angeles jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a staggering $966 million to the family of Mae Moore, a California woman who died in 2021 from mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure. The decision marks one of the largest verdicts against the company to date and adds to the mounting legal challenges it faces over its talc-based products.

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Global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) hit a record 2.1 million units in September, fueled by surging demand in China and a final rush of tax-credit buyers in the United States, according to market research firm Rho Motion. The figure marks a 26 percent year-over-year increase, breaking the two-million threshold for the first time.

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The UK has emerged as BYD's largest market outside China, driven by an astonishing 880% increase in sales during September. The Chinese carmaker sold 11,271 vehicles last month, primarily the plug-in hybrid version of its Seal U SUV. The UK's attractiveness stems from its absence of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, a factor that distinguishes it from other major markets such as the European Union and the United States.

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